VENUE
AND HEADQUARTERS HOTELThe Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Canada is the venue and headquarters hotel of the
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CARDIOLOGY17th WORLD CONGRESS ON HEART DISEASE, ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2012.

CLIMATE
The average July temperature in Toronto is warm and comfortable, mostly sunny during the day, with the possibility of clouds and rain approx: 25ºC / 77ºF. A light jacket for the evening is suggested as temperatures may cool down. Clothing is informal for all occasions.

VISA
Participants may require a visa to enter
Canada. We suggest that you contact the Canadian Embassy/Consulate in your
country or ask your travel agent for assistance.

PAYMENTPayment for
registration fees may be made directly via our website: CardiologyOnline.com, by credit card, i.e. Visa, MasterCard,
or American Express, by cheque payable to the 17th World Congress on
Heart Disease, or by bank transfer to the 17th World Congress on Heart Disease. For further
information regarding a bank transfer, please contact the
Secretariat.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation received up until May 31, full refund less $100 administrative fee
Cancellation received from June 1 – June 30, 50% refund of registration fee paid
Cancellation received from July 1 – July 15, 25% refund of registration fee paid
From July 16, no refund available.

INSURANCE
The Congress Secretariat and Organizers cannot accept liability for
personal accidents or loss of or damage to private property of
participants, students and accompanying persons, either during or
indirectly arising from the International Academy of Cardiology, 17th World Congress on Heart Disease, Annual Scientific Sessions 2012. Participants should make their own
arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.

ABSTRACTS
Participants interested in presenting oral communications and/or
poster presentations are invited to submit their abstract(s)
directly via the congress website for
consideration by the Scientific Committee. Please see Abstract Guidelines page and Abstract Form for online submission.

Abstracts sent by
mail or fax will not be processed by the Secretariat and will not be
forwarded to the Scientific Committee for review. In case of
genuine difficulties, please contact the Congress Secretariat:
klimedco@ucla.edu. Please do not submit multiple copies of the same
abstract. If submitting an amended abstract, please indicate that it
is a replacement abstract. Each presenting author may submit up to two abstracts for oral presentation and two abstracts for poster presentation.

Symbols,
tables, graphs or pictures cannot be submitted via the website.
Abstracts containing symbols, tables, graphs or pictures must be
e-mailed as a Word document attachment to the Congress Secretariat:
klimedco@ucla.edu. Include the presenting author's full contact details as well as the
category under which your abstract should be reviewed.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS: MAY 1, 2012

PROCESSING OF ABSTRACTS

All abstracts will be reviewed by at least seven members of the
Scientific Committee. An abstract may be accepted for oral
presentation, as a poster, or may be rejected.

You will
receive confirmation from the Secretariat that your abstract has been received,
indicating the abstract number, which it has been allocated. Please
refer to this number in all correspondence regarding the abstract.

The
Scientific Committee will assess all submitted abstracts, and
information regarding acceptance and scheduling will then be sent to
authors. Authors whose abstracts are accepted agree to give the
International Academy of Cardiology permission to publish his/her
abstract(s), without compensation, in the Journal of Heart Disease
and on its website
www.CardiologyOnline.com.

Authors whose
abstracts are accepted will be expected to pay Registration fees no
later than June 10, 2012 in order to present their study at the
Congress.

The abstracts
of the Congress will be published in THE JOURNAL OF HEART DISEASE,
the official journal of the International Academy of Cardiology.

EXHIBITION
An exhibition is planned to take place during the Congress. For
further information, please contact: